Rivers Cuomo of Weezer (who has made no secret of his affinity for all things Japanese) teamed up with Allister vocalist Scott Murphy to record a new album of music which are almost entirely sung in the Japanese language.

Murphy became intrigued by Japanese culture while on tour there with Allister in 2001 and decided to learn the language in time for their next visit to the country. He ended up recording an album of Japanese and English covers called Guilty Pleasures which sold 250,000 copies in Japan.

HAH! Scott also has a thing for the Japanese ladies.. I remember talking the dudes in over-it outside of The Ottobar after they had just got done touring with Allister. "Hey Nick... what was the first place you looked for Scott if you couldn't find him on tour?" "Japenese whore house or hitting on the closest Asian girl you can find" "Yep. That's all you need to know about hanging out with Allister"